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Surf Kayak Home Internationals and British Championships: Thurso 2018

Homes & Brits, October 2018: Competitors Update

HI Folks

Not long now – I’m sure some of you are already there but I’m heading North today. Please read the following update that will give you some timings and information to get us going.

Sunday the 14th

Team Managers please notify your first-round selections for the Homes by midday. Notification being to Ian Sherrington or John Inglis.

Boat Scrutiny and Registration will be at the Weigh Inn between 3 and 5pm. This will be for both the Home Internationals and British Championships. There will be an additional “catch up” on Tuesday early evening for later arrivals for the Brits only

Managers Meeting at the Weigh Inn at 6.30pm

Opening Ceremony
Please collect in the Pentland Suite of the Weigh Inn (which has a bar). It should be open from 6.30pm with the plan to have the Opening Ceremony begin at 7,30pm. This will include essential briefings, venues and timings for the week as the competition information below may have to adapt to conditions

Monday the 15th
Home Internationals

Tuesday the 16th
Home Internationals (possible first rounds of Brits for those who have arrived)
6pm Registration for those not registered

Where

Cost

£40 for the first class, £20 for additional classes, with a maximum of 3 classes. Note: If we have availability in classes we intend to allow further bookings beyond the maximum of three in these classes. This will happen in August. If you are entered into more than 2 classes there is an increased danger that competitors will have back to back heats. The Team entry is £350 per team.

Description

In October of 2018 the Scottish Surf Committee of the SCA welcomes teams from Britain and the Home Nations for a very special combined surf kayaking event. The Home Nations will see competition between teams from Northern Ireland, Ireland, Wales, England, The British Islands and Scotland. The British Championships will see our best surf kayakers take to the waves to compete for the most prestigious individual titles of the year.

News

Homes & Brits, October 2018: Competitors Update 11 Oct 2018 @ 12:44

HI Folks

Not long now – I’m sure some of you are already there but I’m heading North today. Please read the following update that will give you some timings and information to get us going.

Sunday the 14th

Team Managers please notify your first-round selections for the Homes by midday. Notification being to Ian Sherrington or John Inglis.

Boat Scrutiny and Registration will be at the Weigh Inn between 3 and 5pm. This will be for both the Home Internationals and British Championships. There will be an additional “catch up” on Tuesday early evening for later arrivals for the Brits only

Managers Meeting at the Weigh Inn at 6.30pm

Opening Ceremony
Please collect in the Pentland Suite of the Weigh Inn (which has a bar). It should be open from 6.30pm with the plan to have the Opening Ceremony begin at 7,30pm. This will include essential briefings, venues and timings for the week as the competition information below may have to adapt to conditions

Monday the 15th
Home Internationals

Tuesday the 16th
Home Internationals (possible first rounds of Brits for those who have arrived)
6pm Registration for those not registered

General Update: Programme & Venues 22 Sep 2018 @ 13:06

General Update
Hi Folks. Three weeks to go now until kick off and so we thought we’d share an update with you.
We are quite excited that the same week as our event the UK Pro Tour will also be in Thurso. Having talked to Dave Reed the organiser and the Scottish Surf Federation, we think that this could make for a pretty special week to be in Thurso. We discussed how we might use venues and there is little conflict (Please see section on venues that follows).
So here is a programme for the week that we will update and add to nearer the date. The competition days are of course condition dependent and we reserve the right to adjust the timings and running order. We are aware of a number of Brit only entries and plan to take into account their later arrival.
Date Day Evening
14th October
Sunday Registration & Boat Scrutineering for Homes & Brits (afternoon)
Any changes to the Homes Teams to be notified Opening Ceremony at the Weigh Inn.
General Competition briefing
15th Monday Homes
16th Tuesday Homes Brits – late arrival registration
17th Wednesday Brits
18th Thursday Brits
19th Friday Brits Closing Ceremony at the Weigh Inn
20th Saturday Spare Competition Day

Likely Competition Venues
Our favoured venue for the competition is The Shit Pipe in Thurso. This venue gives us an excellent wave that is also manageable for a range of abilities. It has the advantage of being a good spectator venue giving lots of parking, access to toilets, and easy walking to shops and cafes.
If the swell doesn’t get into Thurso bay, then we will need to be mobile. This is something that we have done on a number of occasions for the Scottish Championships and it has worked well. So other venues we might use are:
Farr Bay near Bettyhill. This bay picks up a lot of westerly swell and can often give a good wave. Please can we ask that if you go to Farr before or during the competition that we all park at the eastern end of the bay behind the Farr Bay Inn. This avoids parking in front of locals houses and gives a nice walk down through the dunes. The FBI plan to be open for coffee etc if we use this break during the comp.
https://www.farrbayinn.co.uk/
Farr Bar Inn – preferred parking behind the pub

We may if forced by conditions also use a couple of other beach venues – Dunnet Bay and Reiss Beach in Sinclair Bay. Dunnet Bay to the east of Thurso has multiple beach options with parking. Reiss is the access point next to the golf course in the southern end of Sinclair Bay. Please park sensitively here away from the clubhouse.
UK Pro Tour
In return for our favoured venues we have agreed that we will avoid the Pro Tours favoured breaks in the lead up to and during their event. There is a possibility that we may use Thurso East at the end of our comp. However, if East is working then it is likely that Shit Pipe will still be our favoured break. The UK Tours preferred breaks are Thurso East followed by Brims Ness. If conditions are very limited, then we may agree to share the larger beach breaks of Dunnet and Reiss.
General Tourist Information and Social Activities
We will post further information about this soon.
Communication
During the competition as you know updates / changes are likely and so there will be a need to be at the break. Beyond this we plan to use our Facebook page as the main online source of updates https://www.facebook.com/groups/surfkayakscotland/ please join the group if you are not already a member.

Individual entries now re-opened until the end of August 13 Aug 2018 @ 21:16

Some classes in the British Championships have now been re-opened for bookings on Tournr until the end of the month

The kayak competition has had some classes re-opened but all with class maximums set and they are only available to individuals who are already part of the competition.

The Waveski class is re-opened to all. You may have seen the discussions on British Waveski FB page. There is a real opportunity to reinvigorate waveski in the UK and it is for that reason that we have made this decision. Can I please remind anyone booking that the competition will be held under the conditions as outlined on our Tournr page and that you must be a member of an NGB to compete. If you are not already part of the competition and wish to enter then this cannot be done directly through Tournr, rather you will contact Chris Skardon ( mailto:chris@tournr.com )who will work his magic with the back of the site.

Accomodation in Thurso at the centre of activities 15 Jul 2018 @ 20:49

We are very happy to announce that we have been offered discounts at the two accommodation venues in Thurso that will be at the centre of activities for our comp. The Weigh Inn http://www.weighinn.co.uk/ has offered a 20% discount for those associated with the event (just let them know on booking). We have our opening and closing ceremonies here and the food is great.
Many of us will be camping close to the Weigh Inn at Thurso Bay Camping http://www.thursobaycamping.co.uk/ . They have discounted there prices to us by 10% and the Blue Door Café on site will be I'm sure our other centre of festivities.

Welcome 03 Jun 2018 @ 16:01

We would love to welcome you to our stunning world famous North Coast. We are very lucky to be able to invite you to a truly diverse surfing location from remote beaches towards the East and West to the Thurso Town Centre Reefs - we have a great selection of aspects for catching various swell directions. This gives us our most viable competitive surf location in Scotland.

You can enjoy sections of the North Coast 500 route, brilliant world leading distilleries, a large choice of accommodation options and unique areas of scenery, wildlife & fauna.

We will do our best to help ensure you have a great stay ,a great competition and have plenty of things for you, your friends and family to enjoy, if you wish, during your stay.

The plan will be to start on Sunday 14th October with Registration of you and your crafts, competitors meeting and the Opening Ceremony. The Homes Team Event will start on the Monday morning for the next few days then followed by the British Championships. Closing Party is planned for the Friday evening allowing us Saturday in case we have to run over.

The organisers retain the right to change the Homes and Brits running order depending on conditions.

Terms and Conditions of Entry

The event will be run to World Surf Kayak Association rules. These can be found at www.wska.org and include boat specification, judging criteria, age categories etc.
In particular, all boats must have flotation bag or full foam, and end-tapes.

Competitors are expected to make decisions on the day suited to their abilities and surf conditions, and with safety of themselves and others in mind.

You must be a member of a Governing Body for your area (BC, CANI, Canoe Wales, SCA etc).

The participant acknowledges that personal information (including medical information entered on registration OR collected by event medical staff during or after the event) can be stored, used and disclosed by the organisers in connection with the organisation and administration of the event and for the compilation of anonymised statistical information. The participant acknowledges that if they become ill during or after the event and/or received medical attention or treatment from event medical provider, or any doctor or hospital, they authorise such persons to provide their details (including details of medical treatment) to the Event Organisers or others authorised by the Event Organiser, subject to maintaining appropriate Medical Confidentiality.

Declarations

Photos taken at SCA events may be used in SCA publications both on and offline for the purposes of sharing success and promoting the sport. If you do not wish to consent to images of yourself (or a young person that you are responsible for) being used for these purposes then please contact the event organiser directly.

I am aware of the risks involved in the sport and this event. I understand that I am responsible for my own actions and for my personal safety and declare that I am competent and suitably equipped to take part in this event.

I hereby certify that the information that I have provided relates to me (and my emergency contact where applicable) and is correct to the best of my knowledge and I hereby explicitly consent to the processing of my personal data, including any sensitive personal data, for the purposes set out in the SCA terms and conditions of entry and fair processing statement

I will listen to the event briefing and ask questions for clarification on any points I am unsure about.

I am aware that the activities I am to take part in are of a strenuous and adventurous nature. I acknowledge such risk and therefore accept the need for responsible behaviour, including listening to and following safety instructions.

I have no medical condition or disability which may be relevant to me participating in this event other than those disclosed.

The organisers cannot be held responsible for water quality issues.

I am not under the influence of Alcohol or Drugs.

I am able to swim and I am confident in the surf wearing the clothing I will be wearing whilst participating in the event.

I am aware that the session may be cancelled for operational, weather or environmental related safety issues.